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Kirkintilloch railway station

Coordinates: 55°56′28″N 4°09′11″W / 55.941°N 4.153°W / 55.941; -4.153
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Kirkintilloch
General information
LocationKirkintilloch
Scotland
Coordinates55°56′28″N 4°09′11″W / 55.941°N 4.153°W / 55.941; -4.153
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 July 1848Station opens.[1]
7 September 1964Station closes.[1]

Kirkintilloch railway station served part of Kirkintilloch in Scotland. The station was constructed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, which became part of the North British Railway.

History

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Opened by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway in 1848, the station passed to the North British Railway in 1858, the London and North Eastern Railway in the 1923 Grouping, and then to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board in September 1964.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Back O'Loch Halt
From 1925 to line closure
  Campsie Branch
North British Railway
  Milton of Campsie
Station closed, Line closed
Lenzie
Station open, Line closed
  Campsie Branch
North British Railway
  Milton of Campsie
Station closed, Line closed
  Kelvin Valley Railway
North British Railway
  Twechar
Station closed, Line closed

The site today

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Butt (1995).

Sources

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.